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Questions about ablation for SVT.

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Apr 10 8:11am | Replies (14)

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I had an SVT ablation two months ago. The EP said everything looked great. Since then I've had extremely high resting heart rates--normally 90s-lower 100s, round the clock. Those numbers are about 25-30 pts higher than my normal. I can't sleep/exhausted. It's difficult to concentrate/brain fog, so the activities that gave me pleasure I'm not currently able to do.. The EP says my symptoms are anxiety--the same guy who told me 5 years ago, "Don't let anyone tell you SVT is anxiety, it's not." I found out about the "blanking period" myself. I had NO idea that any of this could happen--the EP made it sound easy. My symptoms are creating a near housebound life. I'm a yoga instructor, hiker (previously walking or hiking 5-7 miles 5 days per week), and an artist. All these activities have come to a halt, due to lack of endurance and/or brain fog, can't catch good breath. I now walk my dog a half mile--on good days, 2 walks. I do gentle yoga at home--again on good days. In the past I practiced hot yoga/power vinyasa in the studio. There will be "good days"--and I'll think I'm over the hump, but nope. What is going on? And when will I be able to get back to my normal life?

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@kthrn1 Please make it your day's prime and unavoidable task to seek and to get agreement from a new cardiologist/EP to take a look at your case. You may need a pacemaker, as sad as that may be after all you have endured recently, but a pacemaker might improve things for you going forward. Or, another, better, more advanced, and less dismissive (probably not plumb outta ideas) EP who would know how to get your rate back down to the low 80's or 70's.